[Album of portraits and art reproductions]
Bound volume
Unidentified
Maker
[Album of portraits and art reproductions]
ca. 1845
Bound volume with salted paper prints
Overall: 8 15/16 × 7 3/8 × 7/16 in. (22.7 × 18.8 × 1.1 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer, 1951
DescriptionAlbum containing 139 prints by an early amateur photographer (possibly British). Unidentified portraits of individuals, and some reproductions of art, with multiple images per page. Images are mounted on blue paper, covers of notebook are marbled brown and blue.
Inscriptions Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on inside cover, TC: Contains 139 Talbotypes ab. 1845 [underlined] London? \ Earliest photography ab 1845 on paper \ Evidently the work of a wealthy man - note statuary, \ high class people - settings etc - \ D5 \ AS Boyer \ Chgo - 9 - 1944 -
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 15, TR: Rare on pink paper - B
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 21, RC: outside \ view
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 21, BC: pink paper
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 30, BR: Seems to be a copy - B
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 33, RB: Copies
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 35, BR: Copy
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on applied label on page 40, TC: Weil London \ Aug 22 - 1944 \ Recd. Dept 16 - Wartime \ £7-10 \ OIEVY \ Boyer \ Chgo
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 15, TR: Rare on pink paper - B
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 21, RC: outside \ view
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 21, BC: pink paper
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 30, BR: Seems to be a copy - B
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 33, RB: Copies
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on page 35, BR: Copy
Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on applied label on page 40, TC: Weil London \ Aug 22 - 1944 \ Recd. Dept 16 - Wartime \ £7-10 \ OIEVY \ Boyer \ Chgo
